- Aug 21, 2013
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Hi, we recently got 2 new chicks from a friend of ours. They came to us at about 2 weeks and are now 5 weeks. These are our first chickens and we're learning a lot very quickly; we don't know what breed or sex they are though. After reading through lots of threads on this site and others, and checking their wing shapes, I'm pretty sure the brown one (Gertrude) is female. The grey one (Harriet) though... not so sure. Their mom was a 'speckled hen' (speckled sussex maybe?) according to their owner, and the dad was a 'rhode island red'.
Harriet:



Gertrude:



Harriet:
Gertrude: